Had a chance to get out to @MDethloff's place this weekend for a test fit with my '22.
You can tell a lot about a man when you've laid under a truck with him (no, @Optimus🤖, just no), and I can attest he's a solid guy with a firm handshake, is a proper enthusiast, and his workmanship is top notch.
The skid plates weigh about twice as much as the others on the market, and are an order of magnitude stronger and more substantial due to material choice and ribbing. The T-Case plate is a unique, full-width design that goes rail to rail, which might even be a bit overkill (if there is such a thing for an HD truck).
I'd almost go so far as to say these are a different design paradigm compared to the aluminum options out there. These are heavy steel and constructed more like rock sliders -- true armor you could pretty confidently rely on if you're planning to take some repeated abuse in, say, a rock crawling use case. I'd dare say you could leave the truck balance on a rock and go take a lunch break. Whereas the other offerings on the market are aluminum (thicker, but lighter), without ribbing, and more intended as insurance -- protection against an unplanned hit out on the trail but not something I'd depend on for repeatedly bellying over rocks on the regular. Hiking boots vs steel-toe work boots, is perhaps an apt analogy. Both great options for protection, depending on your needs or philosophy of use.
All that to say, if you want the absolute beefiest option available, in steel, you won't be disappointed.
And for the Moab meetup guys, there should be no trouble installing in a parking lot. Easy peasy bolt-on.
You can tell a lot about a man when you've laid under a truck with him (no, @Optimus🤖, just no), and I can attest he's a solid guy with a firm handshake, is a proper enthusiast, and his workmanship is top notch.
The skid plates weigh about twice as much as the others on the market, and are an order of magnitude stronger and more substantial due to material choice and ribbing. The T-Case plate is a unique, full-width design that goes rail to rail, which might even be a bit overkill (if there is such a thing for an HD truck).
I'd almost go so far as to say these are a different design paradigm compared to the aluminum options out there. These are heavy steel and constructed more like rock sliders -- true armor you could pretty confidently rely on if you're planning to take some repeated abuse in, say, a rock crawling use case. I'd dare say you could leave the truck balance on a rock and go take a lunch break. Whereas the other offerings on the market are aluminum (thicker, but lighter), without ribbing, and more intended as insurance -- protection against an unplanned hit out on the trail but not something I'd depend on for repeatedly bellying over rocks on the regular. Hiking boots vs steel-toe work boots, is perhaps an apt analogy. Both great options for protection, depending on your needs or philosophy of use.
All that to say, if you want the absolute beefiest option available, in steel, you won't be disappointed.
And for the Moab meetup guys, there should be no trouble installing in a parking lot. Easy peasy bolt-on.
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